Institutional failures : Duke lacrosse, universities, the media, and the legal system /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010.
Description:	vi, 212 p.; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Duke Blue Devils (Lacrosse team) Duke Blue Devils (Lacrosse team) Prosecutorial misconduct -- North Carolina -- Durham. Malicious accusation -- North Carolina -- Durham. Rape -- Investigation -- North Carolina -- Durham. Mass media and criminal justice -- United States. Malicious accusation. Mass media and criminal justice. Prosecutorial misconduct. Rape -- Investigation. North Carolina -- Durham. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8263039

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Other authors / contributors:	Wasserman, Howard M.
ISBN:	9780754678731 (hardback : alk. paper) 0754678733 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780754697244 (ebook) 075469724X (ebook)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Part I. Overview
An institutional perspective on the Duke lacrosse case
Part II. The Legal System
When good prosecutors go bad: from prosecutorial discretion to prosecutorial misconduct
Duke lacrosse, prosecutorial misconduct, and the limits of the civil justice system
Part III. Duke University and American Higher Education
The perils of academic groupthink
The Duke lacrosse saga: administration versus students and faculty, among others
In the shadow of Duke: college sport and the academy divided
Part IV. News Media
Justice delayed
Not just sloppy journalism, but a profound ethical failure: media coverage of the Duke lacrosse case
Covering the notorious case: narrative and the need for sensationalism done well
Bibliography
Index

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